A power-sharing electro-hydraulic actuator system to downsize electric motors for electric mobile machines

Feng Wang, Jiaming Wu, Zichang Lin, Haoxiang Zhang and Bing Xu

Energy, 2023, vol. 284, issue C

Abstract: Hydraulic drives are popular in multiple industries due to their high-power density, robust operation, and low cost. However, they often suffer from low energy efficiencies, particularly in mobile applications where multiple functions are powered by a single pump. Decentralized hydraulic solutions, such as electro-hydraulic actuators, have emerged as a more efficient alternative. Nevertheless, the oversized electric motors compared to centralized solutions prevent it from penetrating the market. Therefore, in this paper, a power-sharing electro-hydraulic actuator system with planetary gearsets is proposed. This system allows for high-level system efficiency and downsized electric drive system, making it applicable to a wide range of applications. A minimum power loss strategy and system parameter optimization are proposed. The system operation and energy comparison between proposed system and baseline system is presented. Result shows the total installed motor power of proposed system is reduced by 37.0 % (from 138 kW to 87 kW) with a slightly lower overall efficiency.

Keywords: Electro-hydraulic actuator; Minimum power loss strategy; Power sharing; Electric motor downsizing; Distributed hydraulic system; Mobile machine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544223027378
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:284:y:2023:i:c:s0360544223027378

DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129343

Access Statistics for this article

Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser

More articles in Energy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().